Subj : Re: Submarine Deaths
To   : Adept
From : esc
Date : Sat Jun 24 2023 21:54:18

 Ad> From what I understand, this is also a risk for carbon fiber in other
 Ad> instances.

Interesting you bring this up. I have a carbon fiber driveshaft for my car. Many people get aluminum driveshafts due to the light weight and low cost. Historically, these were made of iron, which was great but a bit heavy.

The problem with aluminum is that when it breaks, it turns into a hot molten slug that shoots into your car. I picked the carbon fiber intentionally to have something that would shred to pieces at failure. So it seems a weird idea to use for a submersible...

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